George Soros

When Baltimore-based Laureate Education decided to go public last fall, the for-profit university system had just finished a rapid expansion and was preparing to reap the benefits of its newfound global reach.

A year later, the company still hasn't listed its stock on the market and has become ensnared in the divisive presidential contest between Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump.

The company and founder Douglas L. Becker made news this summer when tax returns released by the Clinton campaign showed that Laureate had paid former President Bill Clinton millions of dollars to serve as its honorary chairman while it was acquiring schools around the globe and Hillary Clinton was...

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